Events
JYY organizes a wide range of interdisciplinary events for its members, including casual game nights, club activities, and May Day celebrations that attract hundreds of students. All activities follow safer space principles and foster an inclusive student culture.
Annual events
JYY’s event programme includes several annual events that have long-standing traditions in Jyväskylä’s student culture and bring students together throughout the academic year.
Club activities
JYY’s clubs are student-run leisure and hobby communities that offer diverse opportunities for involvement alongside studies. The clubs are open to all members of the Student Union.
Safer space principles
All events and leisure activities organised by JYY comply with safer space principles and are designed to promote an equal and inclusive student culture.
Join our events!
JYY organizes a wide range of student events throughout the year, offering opportunities to meet new people and become part of the vibrant student community in Jyväskylä. The Student Union’s annual celebrations take place every March, while the spring semester concludes with a series of May Day events known as Minna’s Journey. In the autumn, the programme includes highlights such as the Opening Fair, Sports Appros, and Horror Appros.
The event calendar features both events organised by JYY and interdisciplinary events arranged by other student associations across the Jyväskylä region, providing diverse ways to participate in student life.
Interdisciplinary event calendar
JYY’s upcoming events
29.1. Ilokivi Game Night
5:00 PM–10:00 PM, Ilokivi Venue
Game night open to everyone. Free admission.
10.2. Film marathon: Pirates at the Sea
8:30 a.m.–10:30 p.m., Ilokivi Venue
For JYY members. Free of charge.
19.2. Ilokivi Game Night
5:00 PM–10:00 PM, Ilokivi Venue
Game night open to everyone. Free admission.
2.3. Projektio esittää: Where Do We Go Now? (2011)
5:00–8:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:00 p.m., screening at 5:30 p.m.)
Film screening. For JYY members. Free of charge.
12.3. Ilokivi Game Night
5:00 PM–10:00 PM, Ilokivi Venue
Game night open to everyone. Free admission.
18.3. JYY’s Interdisciplinary Anniversary Sitsfest
5:00–9:30 p.m., Ilokivi Venue
For JYY members and invited guests. 12 € per person
21.3. JYYn 92. vuosijuhlagaala
6:00 PM–9:30 PM, Sataman Viilu
10:00 PM–4:00 AM, Freetime Nightclub
For JYY members, organizations operating within the JYY district, and invited guests. 58–78 € per person
2.4. Ilokivi Game Night
5:00 PM–10:00 PM, Ilokivi Venue
Game night open to everyone. Free admission.
6.4. Projektio presents: Kansanvalta (2022)
5:00–8:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:00 p.m., screening at 5:30 p.m.)
Film screening. For JYY members. Free of charge.
21.4. Amazing Race Jyväskylä
11:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
An interdisciplinary urban orienteering competition.
For higher education students. 15 € per team (3 people per team)
23.4. Ilokivi Game Night
5:00 PM–10:00 PM, Ilokivi Venue
Game night open to everyone. Free admission.
30.4. Capping of Minna
5:15 PM-6:05 PM, Kirkkopuisto
An event open to everyone. Free of charge.
1.5. Harjun vappupiknik
12:00 PM-5:00 PM, Harju
An event open to everyone. Free of charge.
21.5. Ilokivi Game Night
5:00 PM–10:00 PM, Ilokivi Venue
Game night open to everyone. Free admission.
More information about fall events will be announced on week 35!
1.9. Speed Dating with Coffee and Tea
5:00–9:00 p.m., Ilokivi Venue
Open to all members of the university community. Free of charge. No advance registration required.
2.9. Hobby Fair
5:00 PM–9:00 PM, Ilokivi Venue
Open to all higher education students. Free of charge.
No advance registration required.
2.9. Kortepohja Student Village 50th Anniversary: Village Night at Rentukka
5:00 PM–10:00 PM, Rentukka
Open to everyone. Free of charge. No advance registration required.
3.9. Ilokivi Game Night
5:00 PM–10:00 PM, Ilokivi Venue
Game night open to everyone. Free of charge.
5.9. Kvääriklubi
Teerenpeli
More information announced later.
8.9. Queer Speed Friending
5:00 PM–9:00 PM, Ilokivi Venue
Open to everyone. Free of charge.
No advance registration required.
9.9. “For whom there is room in the locker room?” Panel Discussion
4:00–6:00 p.m., Taitoniekka (Lähde Library)
Open to everyone. Free of charge.
No advance registration required.
10.9. Queer Pop Up
11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Ilokivi Venue
Pop-up shop open to everyone. Free admission.
11.11. uMove Fun Run
Jyväskylä
Running event for higher education students.
14.10. Film Club Projektio Screening
5:00–8:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:00 p.m., screening at 5:30 p.m.)
Film screening. For JYY members. Free admission.
21.9. Kuvi Film Series Screening: Jarmusch: DEAD MAN (1995)
5:30–8:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m., screening at 6:00 p.m.)
KUVI Regional Series featuring 35 mm film copies. Prices to be announced later.
Open to everyone.
24.9. Ilokivi Game Night
5:00 PM–10:00 PM, Ilokivi Venue
Game night open to everyone. Free of charge.
15.10. Ilokivi Game Night
5:00–10:00 p.m., Ilokivi Venue
Game night open to everyone. Free of charge.
19.10. Kuvi Film Series Screening: Wajda: A Generation (1955)
5:30–8:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m., screening at 6:00 p.m.)
KUVI Regional Series featuring 35 mm film copies. Prices to be announced later.
Open to everyone.
19.-20.10. Sports Appro 2026
Various locations throughout Jyväskylä.
A sports tryout event for higher education students.
Prices to be announced later.
28.10. Horror Appro V
9:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m., Ilokivi Venue
Horror movie screenings. For JYY members. Free of charge.
29.10. Horror Burlesque Show
10:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m., nightclub Freetime
Horror burlesque in the spirit of Halloween.
Open to everyone. Prices to be announced later.
5.11. Ilokivi Game Night
5:00 PM–10:00 PM, Ilokivi Venue
Game night open to everyone. Free of charge.
11.11. JYY Pre-Christmas Party Sitsfest
5:00 PM–9:00 PM, Ilokivi Venue
For JYY members. Prices to be announced later.
16.11. Kuvi Film Series Screening: Bluth & Goldman: ANASTASIA (1997) (Finnish dub.)
5:30–8:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m., screening at 6:00 p.m.)
KUVI Regional Series featuring 35 mm film copies. Prices to be announced later.
Open to everyone.
23.-25.11. Animeiga-appro ’26
Ilokivi Venue
Anime film screenings. Open to everyone. Prices to be announced later.
26.11. Ilokivi Game Night
5:00–10:00 p.m., Ilokivi Venue
Game night open to everyone. Free admission.
2.12. JYY Pub Tour
We’ll take buses to bars on the outskirts of town.
For higher education students. Prices to be announced later.
7.12. Film Club Projektio Movie Screening
5:00–8:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:00 p.m., screening at 5:30 p.m.)
Movie screening. For JYY members. Free of charge.
10.12. Ilokivi Game Night
5:00–10:00 p.m., Ilokivi Venue
Game night open to everyone. Free admission.
14.12. Kuvi FIlm Series Screening: Chaplin: CHAPLIN COMPILATION (1916–1917)
5:30–8:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m., screening at 6:00 p.m.)
KUVI Regional Series featuring 35 mm film copies. Prices to be announced later.
Open to everyone.
Add event to JYY’s event calendar
Associations operating within the sphere of JYY can submit their events to the student union’s interdisciplinary event calendar using an online form.
Give feedback
You can use the form below to provide feedback on JYY events. Your feedback helps us improve our activities. If you have any questions about JYY’s events, please contact event producer Suvi Liukkonen (0451371961 / suvi.liukkonen@jyy.fi). You can also reach the event producer on Telegram or WhatsApp.
The feedback form will be available in the fall of 2026.
Photos: Joona Kyrö ja Lotta Tuominen